31.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ourimbah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ourimbah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of chronic illness than most similar areas mark Ourimbah, where 31.9% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health issues are particularly prominent here, affecting more residents than in the vast majority of other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.5% of people. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 8.0%. Asthma is also frequent, reported by 11.2% of the population.
11.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Ourimbah, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.1% of residents need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the national and state figures of 5.8%.
5.1% ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Ourimbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13114/ourimbah/topic/health-disability